Special Delivery Decor - Simon Says Stamp Sending Cheer Release Blog Hop Day 1

Good morning! Excited today to be joining in on Day 1 of an inspiring blog hop to celebrate the RAND NEW Simon Says Stamp Sending Cheer Release! Make sure to check out all the inspiration with this new release AND link up your creations as you receive your orders HERE in the Gallery created just for this release! And check out the graphic below to receive a FREE not-yet-released darling Hedge Hugs stamp set FREE with any purchase from the Sending Cheer Release products (will be automatically added to card!) through October 11, 2026 - while supplies last (offer ends at 11:59 PM EDT)!!!

Need to link: Special Delivery, Hand-drawn snowflake, Cardstock: Tiger Lily, Blue Spruce, and Honey, Woodlands Tree Lot and Alpine sets, Tiny Lights, Square Vignette box, Puffy paint, Dazzling Clear gems, Black heat embossing, Foam strips, May Arts white ribbon, Ivory glitter cardstock, White gel pen

I made a fun home decor project, and I just love how it turned out!!! I used the new Special Delivery set, paired with some of the new cardstocks - Tiger Lily and Blue Spruce, and a previously released favorite, Honey. I heat embossed the images in black on colored cardstock, and cut them out. I also used the new Hand-Drawn Snowflake to cut some Ivory Glitter cardstock. I added some white gel pen details to the truck and tree, as well as some faux snow with Heat and Fluff - it's perfect for that effect! I grabbed a Square Vignette Box, and tucked some Woodland Trees with some Tiny Lights wrapped around them and the on off switch tucked around to the back of the project. I wrapped some white ribbon around the entire project, and tied it at the top. This way it can sit on a shelf OR hang from something! Finished off with a few Clear Dazzling Gems for more sparkle! Here are lots of photos of this fun project:

GIVEAWAY INFO:

Simon Says Stamp will be giving a $25 gift certificate to their online store at each stop along the hop - so make sure and leave a comment before you leave for a chance to win! Winners will be announced next Wednesday on the Simon Says Stamp Blog.

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Heather Hoffman (you are here)

Suzy Plantamura

Cathy Zielske

Nicky Meek

Laura Bassen

Amy Rysavy

Bibi Cameron

Cheiron Brandon

Mindy Eggen

Miriam Prantner

Anne Fiene

Barb Engler

Kristin Sluhan

Betsy Green

Amanda Wilcox

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Scandinavian Sweater Trio - Simon Says Stamp Sending Cheer Release

Good morning! I'm popping in with more fun using the BRAND NEW Simon Says Stamp Sending Cheer Release - this set of cards uses some of my favorite things from the release, including a fun two layer stencil that was designed by my daughter! I based my color palette around some of the yummy new cardstock colors as well!  

I used the fun new Scandi Sweater stencil to create these cards, using pairs of ink to coordinate with the new cardstock colors of Tiger Lily, Moss, and Espresso. The ink colors I used were Rhubarb and Apple, Cabbage and Artichoke, and Cookie and Gingerbread. Once those were done, I die cut them with a Nested Stitched Rectangle die, wrapped some white twine around to tie in a bow, then mounted them with foam adhesive on the colored backgrounds. I used the same cardstock colors to cut out the new Holiday Wishes sentiment die, adding white cardstock for the shadow layer and adhering with the new Rainbow Splash glue pen, then adding those with foam adhesive. The final touch was a few coordinating tiny Dazzling Gems for sparkle in the coordinating colors of Bubblegum, Sprout, and Gold! Here is a closer look at the finished cards:

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Stripes and Acorns - Simon Says Stamp Sending Cheer Release

Hello! I'm popping in to share my first card using the BRAND NEW Simon Says Stamp Sending Cheer Release! It has so many fun things in it - and one of the things I'm particularly excited about is some gorgeous new shades of colored cardstock! I've been using them like crazy, and having so much fun with them! I used a few of them on this card, and I love how they work so well together, paired up with one older favorite!

I started off by paired two of the new colors of cardstock - Tiger Lily and Moss - with a favorite previously released color - Honey - and trimmed them into thin strips, adhering at an angle on a white cardbase, and clustering each group of 3 slightly closer, with a tiny bit of extra space between each color. I added a frame around that using the previously released A2 Frames die cut from Honey Gold cardstock. Next, I used one more new cardstock color - Espresso - to cut the new Acorn Silhouette die. I love that yummy shade of brown, it's just warm and cozy, and perfect for this silhouette image! I added that over top with black foam adhesive, since it was a bit less visible when looking at this card at an angle. Sentiment is following the angles, and stamped from the new Winter Woodlands set, and a couple little rows of Clear Dazzling gems as well as a white twine bow are the perfect little finishing touches! Here is a closer look at the finished card:

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Happy Stars - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! Today I've got a bright and happy birthday card to share, using some newer sets from the last release at Simon Says Stamp - we are only days away from the NEXT release, and I'm super excited to start sharing those projects with you! In the meantime, I had lots of fun creating this birthday card, with a set designed for the holidays - love when you can stretch your supplies further!

I started off by stamping the pretty star from the Rainbow Splash Glad Tidings set a couple times each in Citrine, Pucker, and Ocean inks, then die cutting with the coordinating die. I added some Black Splatter to a cardbase, then added the stars with foam adhesive to the card front. I added the Opulent Happy die cut from Altenew Moonstone glitter cardstock and vellum, as well as a secondary sentiment from Reverse Happy Everything EZ Strips sentiment set. Finished off with a few Dazzling Clear Gems, and rounded off two corners for interest! Here is a closer look at the finished card:

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Drifting By to Say Happy Birthday

Good morning! I thought I'd pop in today and share the birthday card I created for my daughter's birthday a little over a week ago. Those are always the ones I try to make extra special, and to fit some of their favorite things. I had grabbed a fun Pinkfresh set from Simon Says Stamp quite some time ago, and hadn't had a chance to use it yet. And it felt like the perfect fit for her!

This card was super fun to put together! I stamped and heat embossed the one piece stamp image from Pinkfresh's Message in a Bottle, and colored it in with the coordinating coloring stencils using Buttercream, Latte, Cappuccino, Paprika, Marine, and Cadette inks. I also blended some Zest and Cheeky inks on my white cardbase to create a bit of glow in the sky. I used SSS Yarn Tangle embossing folder on some Gina K Cadet Blue cardstock - I love how it works for a nautical theme as well! I then tore the edges to layer up to create the waves effect, and added a frame cut with SSS Stitched Rectangles from Gina K Sweet Corn cardstock. I tucked the bottles in, using bits of foam to hold them in place, and stamped a sentiment by masking part of the sentiment on the Pinkfresh stamp set, then adding sentiments from SSS Birthday Basics set. Finished off with a few Trinity Stamps Bubble Blow out embellishments! Here are more photos of the finished card:

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Birthday Layered Snowflake Cards - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! Stopping by this morning to share a couple winter birthday cards I created using a few items from the last Simon Says Stamp release - we are already gearing up for another one, and there are lots of items I hadn't had a chance to create with. So I'm trying to shrink that pile just a bit! I love how sparkly and dainty these cards turned out!

I actually started off die cutting the Frozen Fractal Hope die from Island Blue and Peacock Teal cardstocks. I was trying to decide how I wanted to use them on a card, when I spotted the Stained Glass Snowflake set, and realized they would be fun to layer together! I die cut that from Altenew Moonstone glitter paper, and then used just one of the Stained Glass Snowflake stencils to ink blend the background with coordinating inks in Tidepool and Marine, but leaving the intricate sections empty to help them pop! I layered everything together, then added sentiments from the Golden Sunflower set (crazy to mix snowflakes with a sunflower set, right?!?) - and finished off with a few coordinating Dazzling Gems in Surf and Dusk! Here is a closer look at these sparkly winter birthday cards:

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